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From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad oh-oh, I am caught up in one of those exchanges that puts somebody else off, but it is fun for those involved while it lasts. Frank B Strauss wrote, quoting me: > The only serious problem is that the > > > bearings are not really made to take the sideways force, so lubricate > well > > and use it infrequently. > > Thanks for that George. The two major items for sustenance of life are > duct > tape and WD-40. If it moves and isn't supposed to, duct tape it, if it > doesn't and is supposed to, use WD-40. I'm sure WD-40 would be perfect > for > sideways force lubrication (SFL). It is also very nice for soothing sore > muscles. I have a lovely old Diamond Disc player that blew a spring a few > years ago, and it took quite a bit of searching before I found a person > with > a replacement spring and the ability to install it. > -- ----- those in the US may not know it well, but the Citroën 2CV was a marvellous car, and we had 3 of them consecutively. That was a car with lots of possibilities for private repairs, for instance the engine could be lifted out single-handedly. Brake drums you could grind, if you reversed them on the output shaft and blocked the other wheel. I would have loved to have duct tape, but I did use Molybdenum Disulphate a lot. ----- but seriously, I do know that getting a proper replacement spring for early phonographs and gramophones is very difficult. The supporting industry is no longer around. Kind regards, George